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“The playbook seems clear: replicate the WeChat Pay / Alipay models where communication-plus-commerce live in one interface, with payments becoming a default behavior inside the feed,” said Dolev.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Spirit is already in default of its agreement, Citibank said, and lenders had the right to seize airline assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The "clean power" logic is that a cleaner grid will make everything that runs on electricity, from cars to heating, cleaner by default.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Karol came of age during the ascent of reggaeton and Latin club music as a new default in pop, and the first third of the show played to those uncompromising but crowd-pleasing strengths.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In Dallas, Texas, a former Bear Stearns bond salesman named Kyle Bass set up a hedge fund called Hayman Capital in mid-2006 and soon thereafter bought credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing default
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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